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Replace the T3200M with a new router but keep wired optikTv working
Hello, I am about to install a new router that I recently purchased to fix some issues I was having with my Telus T3200M router, but also to add features that were missing. After reading almo...
Firstly, kudos to you for doing the leg work instead of asking someone else to do it for you. I think you put yourself in a good position to make it work and keep it working.
Most routers will detect the WAN IP and adjust the LAN subnet so that it's different. The tricky part is knowing what it will use as plan B if it can't use the normal default. The router manual should indicate what the default is. If it happens to collide with the T3200M then you need to change it to another private range like 192.168.0.* before you connect it to the T3200M.
The router mode setting (router, access point it switch) is not directly related to the LAN subnet setting. It might be that some routers switch modes if it detects a WAN IP that collides rather than switching to a different LAN subnet.
Thank you very much.
I plan to do the installation tomorrow night when my girlfriend won't be home to hurry me to restore the network 😛
Last question, since I'm going to disable the wifi of the T3200m, I was thinking of using the same SSID for the new router to avoid having to reconnect all my devices one by one.
Is this a good idea in your opinion or are there any contraindications?
That is an excellent plan if you have a lot of devices. Just make sure you don't accidentally have both WiFi active at the same time.
